RT Book, Section
A1 King, Michael W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1122104965
T1 Extracellular Matrix: Glycosaminoglycans and Proteoglycans
T2 Integrative Medical Biochemistry Examination and Board Review
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071786126
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122104965
RD 2024/04/19
AB High-Yield  TermsBasement  membrane:  a  thin  sheet  of  fibers  that  underlies  the  epithelium,  which  lines  the  cavities  and  surfaces  of  organs  including  skin,  or  the  endothelium  lining  the  interior  surface  of  blood  vesselsBasal  lamina:  one  of  the  layers  of  the  basement  membraneGround  substance:  the  noncellular  components  of  the  extracellular  matrix  (ECM)  composed  of  a  complex  mixture  of  glycosaminoglycans  (GAGs),  proteoglycans,  and  glycoproteinsGlycosaminoglycan:  a  family  of  large  polymers  containing  a  repeat  disaccharide  structure,  most  often  attached  to  a  core  protein  forming  a  proteoglycanMucopolysaccharidosis:  any  of  a  large  family  of  inherited  diseases  that  result  from  defects  in  lysosomal  hydrolases  responsible  for  the  degradation  of  GAGs